Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Saint Lucia

Castries vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 17.7% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 66.7% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Castries
Housing: pay 12.2% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Castries
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Castries

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Castries are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Castries. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Castries.

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Castries vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castries instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 37.3% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$9.25 EC$25.00	+99.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.33 EC$22.50	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.94 EC$5.25	+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.97 EC$2.62
Average			+37.3%

Conakry vs. Castries - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.7% more for groceries

	Conakry	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.86 EC$5.02	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.61 EC$15.17	-51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$7.75 EC$20.95	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$4.61 EC$12.47	+6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$4.10 EC$11.09	+101.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$3.89 EC$10.50	+194.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.75 EC$2.02	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$3.70 EC$10.00	+356.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$6.66 EC$18.00	+571.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.54 EC$4.17	+145.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.93 EC$2.50	+47.0%
Average			+66.7%

Conakry vs. Castries - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Conakry	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.83 EC$15.75	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	??
Average			-5.5%

Conakry vs. Castries - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Conakry	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$48.60 EC$131.33	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$345.35 EC$933.33	+8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$94.32 EC$254.90	-29.0%
Average			-12.2%

Conakry vs. Castries - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Conakry	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$212.76 EC$575.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	??

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.78 EC$7.50	-20.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.70 EC$10.00	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$9.25 EC$25.00	+695.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$41.63 EC$112.50	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$5.55 EC$15.00	+37.0%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$83.25 EC$225.00	+316.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$50.88 EC$137.50	+103.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$111.01 EC$300.00	+270.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$111.01 EC$300.00	+122.0%
Average			+188.8%

Conakry vs. Castries - Cost of clothing

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